Almighty Coach

Boston North Shore Garden Arena.

Celtics center Fred wiped the sweat off his brow. He looked at the man named Gray in front of him, with a hint of fear in his helpless expression.

Fred couldn't help but think of that night a few years ago, it was the NCAA finals, and the University of Florida led by Fred played against the University of Kansas led by Gray. The University of Florida finally won that game, but Fred was completely blown by Gray.

Fred still remembered how invincible Gray was that day, when Gray easily defeated Fred and his other inside partner with one against two.

This is the psychological shadow of Fred all his life.

Today, Fred is already an All-Star center, and the inside partner who was blown up with Fred that day has also become an All-Star, and both of them have also entered the NBA's best defensive player team, which can be said to be successful. The talented center who knocked them out in the NCAA Finals fell due to injuries.

After so many years, Fred has even forgotten the opponent who made him extremely embarrassing that day. However, in today's game, Fred saw him again, and it was Gray who was in full form.

Fred seemed to have seen that Gray who completely exploded himself with one hand back then.

An all-star plus defensive center is no ordinary player. Even when he was young, he was the most talented player. Gray can be one against two, which can only be described as "terrifying".

On the court, the Celtics played a pick-and-roll tactic. After the pick-and-roll, Gray switched to the Celtics guard.

I saw the Celtics guard suddenly accelerated, rushed to the penalty area next to Gray, and then got up to attack the basket. As soon as the ball left his hand, Gray suddenly stretched out a big slap and slapped the ball down.

Nice big hat!

It's a pity that this is Boston's home court, and its own players got a big cap, and the fans at the scene couldn't cheer.

On the bench, Celtics coach Arnold frowned. He obviously didn't expect that the ball would be taken down by Gray.

Arnold has a good record in coaching the NBA, but his basketball coaching career started with the NCAA. He served as the head coach at Butler University for more than ten years. Coaching the Celtics was his first stop in the NBA, so he There has never been an era when super centers ruled the NBA.

It is precisely because of this that Arnold couldn't find any good way to deal with Gray for a while.

"Is the league about to give birth to another super center?" Arnold licked his lips.

There have been no new super centers in the NBA for more than ten years. People have even forgotten how abnormal a super center is, and a young coach like him doesn't even know how to deal with a super center, because he has never been with a super center. The center forwards played against each other.

"So what if it's a super center? The NBA today is not what it was more than a decade ago! The NBA has entered the era of small ball, and the era of a super center blowing up a team is over!" Arnold snorted One sound.

At this moment, a Clippers player caught the ball outside the three-point line. He suddenly started facing the defender and broke through with the ball.

The Celtics defender immediately stepped back, trying to block his path, and a defender on the other side was ready to come up to help.

But he suddenly stopped suddenly, then jumped up, and his body began to lean back.

The sudden stop and backward jump shot, that posture is very elegant, really like a textbook.

The ball was shot, turned into a perfect arc in the air, and then hit the basket hollow.

The perfect pull-up and fadeaway jumper is simply picturesque!

"Nathan Hall!" The commentary on the scene said the scorer's name in a low voice.

Celtics head coach Arnold looked at the player data subconsciously. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten someone.

The frightening "Yellow Mamba" Hall!

The Mamba snake is a highly venomous snake, and the black shooting guard who ruled the NBA back then had the nickname "Black Mamba". Hall's nickname "Yellow Mamba" is also because his skin color is slightly lighter than that of the legendary "Black Mamba". In addition, he and the "Black Mamba" have many similarities, the same Height, same weight, solid basic skills, stable shooting, excellent physical fitness, all abilities are well balanced, almost no weakness, and the picturesque mid-range pull-up jumper.

The mid-range pull-up jumper has been the most common scoring method for guards and small forwards for the past three decades.

When a guard or small forward breaks through with the ball, the defender cannot stick too tightly, which creates space for the emergency stop jump shot. If you add a little back, the defender will directly become a decoration, anyway It can't interfere with shooting, it depends on whether the player can make the ball.

In today's NBA, three-point shooting tactics have become the mainstream, and there are far fewer players using mid-range emergency stop jumpers. Even if many players have this skill, they are more willing to stay outside the three-point line to find opportunities to shoot.

In today's game, when Hall once again used his best mid-range emergency stop jumper, it immediately made many old fans feel as if they had gone back to a few years ago.

Celtics coach Arnold looked rejoiced. He has realized that the Clippers have activated another terrifying existence.

"Wood, Gray, plus the current Hall, a super center and a super guard, the Clippers' lineup should not be underestimated! Fortunately, the Clippers are a team in the Western Conference. Unless they reach the finals in the playoffs, We're not going to meet each other. Let those Western Conference teams have a headache!"

On the other end of the bench, Dai Li was also looking at Hall's statistics.

"Hall has scored more than 15 points in recent games. Although he doesn't take many shots, his shooting percentage has been stable." Assistant coach Cassell said from the side.

"His offensive methods are already very diverse, especially his best emergency stop jump shot, which is very stable. I think we can try to give him more possessions. Although his shooting percentage is very good, I don't want to Make him a pure pitcher." Dai Li said.

"Does that require Wood to reduce the number of shots?" Cassel asked.

After pondering for a few seconds, Dai Li nodded, "Although Wood's assist data is not high, his assist ability is also very good. I remember he had 17 assists in a single game, right? As a point guard, He has the ability to connect a whole team."

Dai Li's remarks are like setting a tone, let Wood score less and pass more, and Hall will increase his chances of shooting.

...

On the court, Hall got the ball, and then started to drive after a false move. The opponent immediately went up to meet him, but he didn't expect Hall to make a sudden stop and change direction, and rushed into the three-point line.

The defensive player was shaken away by Hall, and immediately felt very humiliated. He rushed up as fast as he could, trying to stop Hall.

Hall braked suddenly, and then jumped straight away, but because the defender sprinted too fast, when he stopped, he was already one and a half meters away in front of Hall. Can't stop Hall's shot.

This is equivalent to an unmarked mid-range shot. Hall's soft touch made the ball steadily and scored two points.

From swaying fake moves, to singles breakthroughs, to changing directions and jumping up quickly, and then to jump shots with an emergency stop, Hall's set of technical movements is extremely smooth. If you slow down and watch frame by frame, you can take it as a basketball player. A textbook on pull-up jumpers.

After scoring, Hall did not celebrate, but subconsciously looked at his knees.

Knees feel great, no issues at all.

Hall felt much more at ease.

The shaking of fake moves, continuous speed change, sudden stop and quick start, and jumping after sudden stop, these technical movements are the so-called "knee terminator". The menisci of Hall's knees are GG, thanks to these Thanks to technical moves.

After retiring and returning to the game, Hall was originally restrained, not daring to do those technical moves that would damage his knees, and he played relatively conservatively. But this is the NBA after all. The opponents are stronger than each other, and each opponent is more desperate than the other. If you want to play healthy basketball, you must attack but not attack, and defend but not defend.

A top player like Hall naturally needs face. If he is blown out every game, it will be too embarrassing. So as the game goes down, Hall's technical movements are getting more and more powerful. Big, gradually began to try those "knee terminator" technical movements again.

A Hall who dares to use difficult technical moves also means that the frightening "Yellow Mamba" back then has been resurrected!

...

In the next game, the Clippers will play away at home against the Lakers.

It is said to be home, but it is actually held at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, which is also the home of the Lakers.

The Lakers are one of the teams with the deepest background in the NBA, and they are well-deserved leaders in the Los Angeles sports world. The Lakers have more fans than the Clippers, so whenever the Clippers meet the Lakers, even the Clippers At home, the Lakers fans will be much more than the Clippers.

This is actually quite unfair to the Clippers. The two teams have to play against each other four times a year, each with two home courts, but the Lakers' home court is the Lakers' home court, and the Clippers' home court is also the Lakers' home court. The ship is equivalent to losing two home games for no reason.

In recent seasons, the Lakers have entered a rebuilding period, their performance has deteriorated a lot, and the attention of fans has also declined. However, the Clippers have recruited a large number of veteran stars this season, which has attracted the attention of many fans. The Clippers' record this season is also very good. They are currently ranked second in the Pacific Division, and they have been ranked in the top eight in the Western Conference. They have a chance to enter the playoffs. Therefore, under the ebb and flow, the situation of the Clippers at home this year is much better. The fans of the Clippers and the Lakers are probably in a 50-50 situation.

The Clippers' pre-match deployment increased Hall's shot rights, and as a point guard, Wood also strictly implemented the arrangements of the coaching staff. In fact, for a point guard, revitalizing the team's offense is more important than scoring. If his teammates can be stronger, Wood doesn't want to rush to the basket with the ball like blowing up a bunker, to meet those strong insiders.

Hall did not disappoint the coaches and teammates either. Continuous shifting speeds and direction breakthroughs, coupled with mid-range emergency stop jump shots, made the Lakers' defense collapse.

"Whoosh!"

It was another emergency stop jump shot, and as the basketball entered the frame hollowly, the fans at the scene also burst into ear-splitting cheers.

Not only the Clippers fans, but even the Lakers fans began to cheer, because they saw the long-lost stoppage jumper, the kind of picturesque emergency stop jumper.

The former No. 1 player in the league, "Black Mamba", used this kind of picturesque pull-up jumper to lead the Lakers into the playoffs time after time and win championships one after another. And since he retired, Lakers fans even thought that they would never see such a picturesque pull-up jumper again.

But now, the "Yellow Mamba" has been revived again, and it is also a picturesque emergency stop jumper, which has aroused the memories of the fans and ignited the feelings of the fans.

The city of Los Angeles has a long history of sports. There are too many people who grew up with the Lakers and grew old together. There are too many senior fans here. For these senior fans, feelings are really a thing. Something that easily arouses emotion.

In the era of small ball, quick offensive and defensive transitions are indeed very entertaining, and the unreasonable three-pointers are enough to make people amazed, but in Los Angeles, in the hearts of this generation of fans, this is not as beautiful as this picturesque rush. Stop the jumper. Because this represents the youth of a generation and is the memory of a generation!

No matter how bad the memories are, they are always wonderful.

Those beautiful memories are like first love, they will always be so beautiful in my mind, like honey, it is hard to let go. In fact, when you take out the photos from that year, you may find that the girl you liked back then is actually quite ugly.

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In this game, Hall felt very good and scored 35 points. With this, the Clippers beat the Lakers.

The next day, the NBA sections of the major media were also occupied by such a headline:

"Yellow Mamba" Resurrection! "